Oh God. We think we love you now more than ever, Parker Posey. And that’s saying something, because we’ve pretty much always loved you. But we have spent countless early mornings perusing the wire services for interesting or fashionable pics of celebrities, and in all the thousands and thousands and thousands of pictures we’ve seen of stars walking sidewalks, parking lots, and beaches, pretending like they don’t see the paparazzi stalking them…

Parker Posey out and about in SoHo, New York City.

… We have never seen one of them deliberately act like they’re talking to absolutely nobody on the phone just to fuck with them. That is fucking genius, girl. We’ll never be famous, and for that we’re truly grateful, but if we ever were, we’d love to have the stones to act like this in front of paps.

Then again, we suppose she had to do something to distract from those pants.

She has always been on my Irrational Love List. She has cemented that status even more now.

lindsmh

There’s nothing irrational about loving her. She is amazing.

sugarkane105

That is one large phone.

marlie

I think it’s an iPhone in a rather large/bulky case.

alyce1213

Lol. Given the scenario, it could be a toy phone.

MondoWasRobbed

I think you hit it on the button. A very large button, in the case of that phone.

Vanja

Must be deliberate, because it fits with the I♥80s theme she’s got going on.

Lanus

I think it’s one of those large iPhone cases that looks like a vintage camera. My teenage daughter wanted one until she realized that there was no way in hell she could stuff it in the back pocket of her skinny jeans.

tereliz

Last pic, looks like TWO phones. Maybe she’s trying to carry on a convo with two people at once? 😉

marlie

She’s so freaking adorable that I can’t stand it. Those pants are tragic, but who cares when it’s Parker Posey?!

3boysful

Those paper bag pants are not great, but they don’t look as truly awful on her as they would on most people, skinny celebs included. Love her attitude.

ballerinawithagun

Whoops! I didn’t scroll to see that somebody else mentioned the paper bag pants before I commented. Boy, were they comfortable!

Diego!

Is she on set or something??? She is hilarious but this is a disaster…

Jacquelyn

If she were more fashionably attired, I would say this was a print ad it looks so stagey.

Miss WKS

If she had been wearing a beret I would expect it to have been joyously tossed in the air….thus turning the world on with her smile….

Makes me want to throw on some sweatpants and buy a Starbucks iced latte

moxie_lady

I love her, I love this, and I actually absolutely love everything she’s wearing here. On other mere mortals it quite certainly wouldn’t work, but Ms. Posey is in an echelon of her own.

MoHub

I love that she’s wearing Dr. Scholl’s sandals, just like real people.

YourBaloneyDontGotNoSecondName

I love her so much. Is that even a phone?

PinkySlinky

Was at a dance party a few weeks ago and she was there- dancing and just being super awesome.
Love her!

Leah Elzinga

I have never been more jealous of another person in. my. LIFE.

ms_kat

I used to practice yoga at the same studio she did and would occasionally partner with her to spot and be spotted on things like handstands. She’s very normal and pretty kind.

kirkyo

I have this same story, but from (yikes) like 18 years ago (Party Girl era). She’s been doing her super awesome thing for a LONG time.

Lauren Bufferd

You rock those Dr Scholls girl!

carnush

This woman rocks my world. She’s totally rocking the balloon pants and she doesn’t care what anybody thinks of them.

lexilexi

She’s always BEST in SHOW to me.

ballerinawithagun

Great movie!!!

Dan_In_NYC

I fucking love her. I met her at the Provincetown Film Fest last year. Of note, she:

1.) doesn’t age.
2.) couldn’t be more lovely in person
3.) did a QnA moderated by her gay best friend which was hilarious.
4.) had her dog in her purse

Love.

Scimommy

Wow. I guess she must have said ‘No’ to the Bravo reality show, huh?

largishbearishAtlish

there was one in the works? talk about a ratings bonanza!

Scimommy

Oh, I have no idea. That was my attempt at humor (cough-cough).

RussellH88

Parker Posey, I ask that you guide my thoughts and actions today. Amen.

hughman

Is that even a phone? It looks like a garage remote.

Carleenml

I thought it was a back to the future moment and she got her cell in 1985.

MoHub

Looks like one of those small transistor radios we had back in the ’60s.

YourBaloneyDontGotNoSecondName

I am pretending in my mind that she went into a Radio Shack and bought a cheap land line cordless phone (I have not had a land line since the mid 90s), threw the box and battery away in the store, and walked out pretend-talking on that. Talking to me, of course.

Ms_Flyover

It appears to be an iPhone with a case on steroids. I now want to start my own “iPhone cases that make you look like you have Zach’s mobile phone from saved by the Bell.”

MaggieMae

I don’t know who she is, but I think I want to be friends with her.

jjtxgrrl

You must watch all Parker Posey movies asap. She is beyond clever and hilarious. I reccomend her in The house of Yes, and you will not be sorry!

Joe J

Indeed – as long as you’re not eating pancakes or chicken pot pies at the time. You may have the urge to go out and change your pills to match your eyes afterwards, as well.

I did not know those shoes were still available. I had a pair and wore them down to slivers. I never wore them with pants like these, though, and I never had an opportunity to fuck with the paps. I love everything about these pictures.

Garcia Loca

Those types of shoes are super-popular in Asia. I must have had half a dozen in different colors when I lived there.

MoHub

They’re available through the Vermont Country Stor catalog. Not as cheap as they used to be, though

Lanus

She is my Spirit Animal.

Sonja Brisson

Looooove huh and looooove the crazy hair.

Little_Olive

Parker 10, papz 0.

LJCdoc

She is awesome. She’s a master of improv, so I’m not at all surprised that she managed this.

JP

I had those pants…in the late ’80s.

CeeQ

This is all kinds of hilarious =D Love the looks on her face!

AnguaVonUberwald

I would love to love her, but ever since my brother told me she doesn’t tip valets (he was one at the time) she is on my hate list. And those are some wacky pants.

jjtxgrrl

LOVE PARKER POSEY!!!

Imasewsure

I actually don’t even hate the outfit – hopefully she won’t wear it again in public but whatever…. she’s hilarious

SugarSnap108

I love her despite those pants. That’s the definition of true love.

formerlyAnon

It takes an impressive amount of body confidence to wear this ensemble. Particularly the pants. I bow down to the mental state, if not the look.

Coolekat

those look like origial Dr Scholls

tereliz

Party Girl. I love her. I even love those pants. And I use this phone trick all the time—albeit much more subtly—as a diversion to keep catcallers and panhandlers at bay while I’m crossing Bourbon Street every weekday.

decormaven

Work the camera, darling! I don’t care what she’s got on, that is attitude with an A. Well played.

Dawn Sinclair

WERQ your Rhoda vibe 😀

MilaXX

I love her for this. The entire look head to toe is busted and she doesn’t give a damn. To eff with the paps on top of it all is genius.

She looks like a mom in a mid-90s sitcom, right down to the giant phone. Is that even a phone?

shorty j

If I saw her walking down the street in SoHo, even if I had no idea who she was, it would make my entire day. This is delightful.

Ann VerWiebe

I thought this might be a period get-up because the phone looks ginormous (I went through the paperbag pants thing in the late ’80s), but I think it’s just the case. I hate to say it, but they look really comfortable and she looks fabulous!

Ifeoluwa Olokode

I actually love the pants. Any bitter kittens know where I can get a similar pair?

Lucas

She’s funny, I can’t help but love that weirdo. Side note: what the heck kind of case does she have her phone in? It looks like an iPhone, but that looks like a big bulky thing next to her ear.

macwell

It might be genius action, but – those clothes though…..: (

kathrineb

You have gotta love this woman for her enthusiasm! I wish I was talking to her.